Awning.



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AWNING.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAYIfIaIs.

1,202,248. Patented 001;. 24,1916.

EQYDEN TUTHELL, @E NEWARK, 'NEW JERSEY.

AWBTING.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenten oet. 2a, i are.

.application ilediMay 1, 1915. Serial No. 25,105.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ROYDEN TUTHILL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an awning which can be used in any situation where desired, but is adapted for use on window frames and provides an awning in which the unpleasant rattling of the fixtures is prevented, this rattling taking place in the old type of awning when the wind catches the awning and has a tendency to shake it, and is parti'cularly adapted for awnings in which the awning, when swung upward on its pivotal supports, is designed to be raised still farther so that it lies at the top of the window frame.

In the old type of awningv it has been usual to have the pivotal supports arranged so that they slidel on vertically disposed rods, the pivotal supports when at their lower limit of movement permitting the awning to swing outward, but when wind catches the awningvand has a tendency to lift the supports they ride up on the rods and cause considerable rattling, the pivots not being fixed, submitting readily to any lifting movement and being loosely arranged to permit a free sliding, are noisy when shaken, thereby causing considerable noise.

This invention is designed to provide an awning in which the pivotal support is substantially xed, but the frame is so constructed that it is telescopic 1and after being swung upward to its vertical position can be still further raised by reason of extensible side bars of the frame which readily permit the raising and lowering of the awning when it is vertically disposed, the fixed pivots also acting to prevent rattling when the awning is lowered. Y

The invention is further designed to provide an awning which, when the awning is taken out, is disconnected from its pivotal supports and it is not necessary to mar the outside of the window frame with vertically arranged rods which mar the appearance of the building, since only small pivotal brackets are necessary and these are not of a size or construction calculated to detract from the appearance of the outside of the window frame or other structure to which the awning is secured.

.The invention is further designed to prov1de a means for attaching the top of the awning which combines means for securing the awning in place, andalso means for suspending the pulleys necessary for the passage of the strands or ropes that'are used to .raise and lower the awning, the above-mentioned fixtures being adapted to save marrlng the frame, makenr light structure and comblne the suspension of the pulleys with the fastening means for the head of the awning.

The invention is further designed to prov1de an awning in which the frame `and head' construction of the awning c'operate to hold the side edges of the awning next to the building close up to the support, such as the window frame, and thus prevent sunlight from coming in at the sides of the awning, which close fitting is not possible in constructions where the lower part of the awning is held away from the frame by the old style of fixture, since in these prior constructions the napping or movement of the awning `permits passage of light between the side edges of the awning and the window frame..

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which I have shown an awning which, on account of the limitation of the side of the sheet, is shortened in height, it being understood in this type of awning that the length of' the side frames is shorter than the height of the window frame, and it will be further understood `that details of constructions can be altered and the parts changed without departing from the scope of my invention.

In said drawing, Figure l` is a. perspective View of an awning in place on a window frame, the lower part of the awning being broken away to show the construction more clearly, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a broad rod used in the form of awning shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail broken away at one part to show the interior construction, this gure illustrating the eyelet and other parts that are used for fastening the awning to a vsupport and which parts also act to suspend a pulley or pulleys. Fig. y

4 is a section, adjacent to the pivotal support, of one of the side bars of the frame.

The awning proper .is made lof fabric' which is usually canvas, the body portion y of the awning comprising the front' or apron part 11 Vand the sides 12, these being usually finished o by suitable depending parts 13, this part of the awning, however, not being new and being of any desired type or pattern, as will be understood. The lower part of awnings of this type is usually U- shaped, and while other forms are sometimes used, for the purpose of clearly describing this invention, the description will relate to a U shaped frame to which the bottom part of the front sheet 11 and the sides 12 are secured in the usual way, this usually -being done by sewing. The U-shaped frame consists of the front arm 14 and the sides 15, the sides being the ends of the U-shaped frame, said parts 15 being tubular. Each end 15 forms one member of a side bar, the other member being slidably arranged in relation to the tubular member, and in the form shown the other member consists ofa bar 16 which slides inthe tubular part 15 and is suitably pivoted to the support to which the awning isfastened. In the form shown the pivotal support comprises a pin 17 which passes through the ears 18 of the bracket 19 Awhich is fastened to the frame 20 of the window. It will thus be Seen that the side bars on each side are pivoted at a substantially fixed point to the support, such as the window frame 20, and when the awning has been swung on these pivots to a substantially vertical position it can befurther raised vertically by reason of the telescopic or slidable relation of the members of the side bars so that the awning can be lifted to a position at the top of the window frame, as will be evident.

In order to secure the bottom part of the sides 12 close up to the support, I provide the end of each tubular member 15 with a collar 21 which closes the end of the tubular part 15, but permits the free sliding of the bar 16 through the collar, the collar having a lowered extension 22 which is adapted to slide underneath the ears 18 and preferably between these ears, so as to carry the end of the awning close up to the pivotal support, since the lower end of the side 12 of the awning is secured to the extension 22 as at 23 in Fig. 4, and in this way the side edge 24 of the side 12 of the awning is held close up to the pivot when the awning is down and it thus prevents the passage of light between the sides of the awning and the frame of the window. The inclosed end of the rod 16 is headed as at 25 and the collar 21 and the head 25 coact to limit the outward movement of the rod from the tubular part 15.

The upper part of the awning is attached to the head rod, the preferred manner being shown in the drawing in which the top part of the awning is formed into a loop 26 surrounding a head rod 27. The head rod 27 has a perforation 28, in the form r shown this perforation being longer than it is wide of substantially elliptical form, and the loop 26 is perforated inline with the perforation 28. Against the rear fold of the loop 26,15 arranged a plate 27 a, the upper part of which is split as at 28a, this split portion usually having the opposed ends dove-tailed as at 29 so that when they are laid together in the same plane they cannot pull apart longitudinally. The plate 27 extends down on each side of the openings in the head rod and the fold of the awning and terminates in a loop portion 30, from which can be suspended suitable pulleys 31 by means of the usual rings 32 or by any other manner of suspension. The split part 28a permits the pulley to be placed on the plate 27a before the plate 27 a is put in place. After the plate 27a is in place an eyelet or gromet, consisting of a rear plate 33 and a front plate 34, is fastened through the plate 27a which is provided with a perforation substantially the same size as the perforation 28 in the head rod and the perforation in the fold of the awning, and when this eyelet or gromet is fastened into place it secures the head rod and the fold of the awning together and at the same time fastens the plate 27 a with its suspension loop 30 into place, and also provides, by means of its opening 35, a passage for the head 36 of a fastening pin or screw 37, which fastening pin or screw is secured to the top part of the window frame. In the form shown, that is, with the elliptical form of gromet, when the heads 36 are turned at right-angles to the opening 35, the upper part of the awning is held in place, but if the heads 36 are turned to lie substantially in line with the openings 35 the upper part of the awning can be removed from the pins or screws 37, as will be evident. The loops 30 are made large enough to hold any required number of pulleys 31, these pulleys being used to guide and hold the ropes or cords by means of which the awning is manipulated. In the type of awning shown two loops are shown at the top of the head rod in Fig. 1 and the same number of gromets and fastening screws. This structure lholds the head part or upper part of the awning close up to the frame and coperates with the extension 22 hereinabove described to insure the whole of the side edge 24 fitting close against the side of the frame 20.

It will be evident that minor changes can be made in the form and construction of the parts herein set forth, and the relation of the parts can be altered to suit different conditions under which the awnings are put up, as will be understood.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An awning comprising al substantially U-shaped base frame having tubular sides, rods slidably arranged in said side portions ioc lOl

which the outer ends of the rods are pivoted,

and extensions on the lower parts of the said tubular sides of the frame and adapted to project underneath the pivotal portion of the brackets and to contact With said brackets and thereby limit the inward movement of the base frame.

thereof, collars on the ends of the tubular frame and arranged to prevent the with- -drawal of the headed ends of the rods,

brackets for pivotally securing the outer ends ofthe rods to a support, and extensions on the under side of said collars resting at their inner ends against the brackets and limiting the inward movement of the base frame. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of April, 1915.

ROYDEN TUTHILL. 

